Abstract
We provide a concise review of the main epidemiological literature on fatty liver (FL) published between January 2011 and October 2013. The findings from the literature will be considered in light of the already available knowledge. We discuss the limitations inherent in the categorization of FL into non-alcoholic and alcoholic FL, the potential relevance of FL as an independent predictor of cardiometabolic disease, and recent research addressing the role of FL as an independent predictor of mortality. This review is organized as a series of answers to relevant questions about the epidemiology of FL.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 9050-9054 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | World Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Issue number | 27 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 21 2014 |
Keywords
- Epidemiology
- Fatty liver
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology
- Medicine(all)
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Bedogni, G., Nobili, V., & Tiribelli, C. (2014). Epidemiology of fatty liver: An update. World Journal of Gastroenterology, (27), 9050-9054. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i27.9050